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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania broke the men’s 38-year record discus world record, setting a new mark of 74.35 meters at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition in Ramona in the US state of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

The \u201cstunning throw\u201d from the 21-year-old Lithuanian broke the world record of 74.08m set by Germany\u2019s Jurgen Schult in 1986, the Olympics said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Alekna showed intent with his opening throw of 72.21m, bettering his personal best of 71.39m, and his record-breaking throw of 74.35m came in his fifth attempt.<\/p>\n

The Alekna family now has two of the three best men\u2019s discus throwers in history, with two-time Olympic winner Virgilijus Alekna, who is Mykolas\u2019 father, in third on the world all-time best list with his 73.88m from 2000.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. Mykolas Alekna from Lithuania broke the men’s 38-year record discus world record, setting a new mark of 74.35 meters at the Oklahoma Throws Series competition in Ramona in the US state of Oklahoma. 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